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no marimba, just xylophone. I rarely use marimba.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "a bit much", but I'm presuming you don't like it.
as to "doesn't go anywhere", well, I don't really know how to answer that.
it goes exactly where I wanted it to go! :-)
unlike the first symphony, this is a work that requires somewhat shorter, more concise movements, so I didn't have quite as much leeway for development.
yes, I'm from Québec, so French is one of my mother tongues.
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"Those that know, do;
Those that understand, teach."
-Aristotle-
"toute audace engendrée par l'ignorance cesse d'être une audace et devient une maladresse"
-Debussy-
In musical criticism, when issues of craft and technical consideration are set aside, what remains is more subjective. However, until technical issues are dealt with, the subjective portion bears considerably less weight.
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